Sept/Oct 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...question the efficacy of current U.S. treatment of nursing home patients, this analysis finds that aggressive...than is a patient's illness severity when treating nursing home patients for lower respiratory tract infection. The article analyzed data from two studies of ...Study in Royal Society journal on first observation of giant squid in the wild
...Daubenton's bats share better lowland habitat with nursing females. We show that this strategy enables the fittest males to father most of the offspring, probably by mating with females after their young have flown, but before swarming. This may give their sperm the first class accommodation in the oviduct t...Researchers propose measures to curb lion attacks in Tanzania
...ns have killed more than 563 Tanzanians, including nursing mothers, children playing outside their huts and people dragged from their beds. Consequently, increasing numbers of lions are being killed by local people. In an effort to find a way to protect both people and lions, University of Minnesota research...Rutgers College of Nursing Dean's award winning book updated and released
...nd updated information about genetics pertinent to nursing practice. The third edition, published by Spring...per on integrating genetics into community college nursing education in 1996. "Nurses play a variety of roles in aiding the clients and their families affecte...Exercise aside, genes may ultimately dictate seniors' mobility
...ividuals are at much greater risk of moving into a nursing home or dying over a two-year period, compared with their counterparts who do not report trouble walking the distance. And despite the undisputed benefits of exercise, not everyone responds the same, even when they do lead active lives - for reasons ...Certain gene variation associated with better mobility for older individuals who exercise
... such difficulty are at nearly 4 times the risk of nursing home placement and 3 times the risk of death over 2 years compared with those reporting no difficulty. In older adults, more physical activity is consistently associated with less functional decline. Despite exercise's general benefit, individual res...Would boosting the oxytocin system lead to longer breast-feeding?
...ions in the birth process and milk delivery during nursing (lactation), would affect offspring during and aft... suckling period was significantly smaller in pups nursing dams that were treated with OT receptor blocker during gestation," Bealer reports. "What we learned...National medical, nursing and public health groups file suit
In an unprecedented action, national medical, nursing and public health groups will file suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, June 14 in D.C. Circuit Court to force it to strengthen its official rule on mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. The rule, finalized on...Mother's prenatal and lactational diet may protect daughters from breast cancer
... exposed only to omega-6 fatty acids, in utero, in nursing and after weaning, showed mammary gland tumors by six months of age. Conversely, fewer than 60 percent of the female offspring who ate richly of high omega-3 fatty acids either maternally or post-weaning formed mammary tumors by the age of eight mon...Report proposes structure for national network of cord blood stem cell banks
...way," said Kristine Gebbie, associate professor of nursing and director of the Center for Health Policy and Doctoral Studies Columbia University, New York City, and chair of the committee that wrote the report. "Moreover, there simply aren't enough units of cord blood available now to meet the needs of the ...Alcohol consumption disrupts breastfeeding hormones
...ng moms that alcoholic beverages can improve their nursing performance, researchers at the Monell Chemical Se...re breastfeeding. Subjects were 17 women who were nursing infants between 2 and 4 months of age. While in a controlled clinical setting away from their infant...Perchlorate found in dairy and breast milk samples from across the country
...breast milk, which can inhibit thyroid function in nursing womenan essential component for proper neural deve...ecommended daily intake of iodine for pregnant and nursing women may need to be revised upwards. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, cha......the brown skua, an Antarctic bird that parasitizes nursing mother seals by angling in on drops of breast milk. One of Dr. Lefebvre's favourites is the report from a front-line soldier cum bird watcher during the Rhodesian war of liberation. The soldier reported observing vultures who'd learned to wait beside...Preparing for the inevitable: New book for nurses guides patient care during a disaster
... says Joanne Langan, Ph.D., assistant professor of nursing at Saint Louis University's Doisy College of Healt...t" with Dotti James, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing at Saint Louis University. They say they wrote the book because there wasn't one place nurses could ...Increased risk of osteoporosis associated with gene that one in five people have
...posite hip, up to 25 percent may require long-term nursing home care and only 40 percent fully regain their prefracture level of independence. Given the seriousness of the condition, Villareal asserts it would be very advantageous to identify those people at especially high risk for osteoporosis of the hip. ...New health policy challenges extend beyond borders
...n if the health care providers resolve the growing nursing shortage in the US by recruiting from the world's poorest counties? What world governance structures are needed to address the increased threat of bioterrorism and the natural spread of infectious disease? Why is the AIDS pandemic in Africa a nationa...VYTORIN (TM) superior again to Lipitor at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
...ring age (unless highly unlikely to conceive), are nursing or who are pregnant should not take VYTORIN. Study results also demonstrated VYTORIN increased HDL cholesterol by a greater degree than Lipitor In other results observed in the six week study, VYTORIN 10/40 mg and 10/80 mg also provide...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...m care (LTC) services for older people, mainly for nursing home care. November 21 at 3:30 p.m . Race and Socioeconomic Status : There is a dearth of data on health and function among older African-Americans. The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study, a study of 3,075 men and women aged 70-79, ...Researchers find chemosignal that encourages women's sexual desire
...t milk. The breastfeeding women wore pads in their nursing bras, where the saliva from their infants in addition to their own perspiration and milk was collected. They also wore pads secured by underarm shields to collect perspiration. The pads were collected, cut in pieces and frozen. Other studies ...